KIT researchers succeeded for the first time in reducing the number of chromosomes in a plant using the CRISPR/Cas method – surprisingly without affecting its growth The CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors ...

Plants have developed an extraordinary ability to synthesize a diverse array of secondary metabolites. These compounds are ...

Across the globe, soil compaction is becoming an ever more serious challenge. Heavy vehicles and machinery in modern ...

Arpita Bose and Zhecheng Zhang explore genetic tools in environmental microbes, citing applications in extracellular electron transfer ...

Technologies needed for tracing engineered biothreats back to their sources are advancing rapidly. Here are some ...

Salk researchers uncovered a genetic mechanism that directs DNA methylation in Arabidopsis. Instead of relying solely on existing epigenetic marks, CLASSY3 partners with REM transcription factors that ...

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

India continues to face an alarming rise in air- and water-borne diseases, driven by rapid urbanization, population growth, ...

In the latest allocation of European funding for cutting-edge research, ETH Zurich scientists have performed exceptionally ...

The IUCN vote holds no legal weight in any nation, but it is of huge symbolic, cultural and political importance. By ...